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" --.. ..77* ,,, ...f . .... , ..-- .. , --- , -....................---..- -.....-..,.......... • _:"...............,......-....,... ..-.....-.,...,....___ . T VI Y'AITALLING-OFFICE, Jt:LY 1.5, 1826. HE Commissioners for Victualling His Majesty's Navy, lire. do hereby give Notice,. that on Tuasnar, the 25 th Instant; they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (ci.led up), and treat fbr Thirty Thousand Gallons of good, ic•und, TENERIFFEWINE . ; . to be fully equal in quality to samples which are lodged at this Office, and at the Victualling -Office at Deptford -; and to be delivered into the Vic tualling Stores at Deptford, ditty free, within a fortnight from the 4 11 Y of Tender. The Conditions of the Contract may seen at this Office. Each Tender must specify the pre, in words at length, and be delivered before One o'Clock on Pm day appointed.. and the Per son who mak e s th e. T en d er , or some Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. THE COLISEUM, REGENTS-PARK, DICIPLINE of the SPANISH INQUISITION. A strong feeling of curiosity 'has been excited respect ing the object and progress of the Coliseum, which a re cent visit to it has enabled us to gratify. The exterior of the building has been for some time finished, and the more important part of the work—the painting—has been pro , ceeding with great rapidity. It is now in a very forward state. The whole of the outline-is executed, and a great part of the colouring is completed. Quite enough is already apparent to justify the belief that the view will be atonce the most striking and curious that has eve: yet been exhi;, bited, At present, the only means of ascending is by temporary apparatus, which raises the spectator to the top of the building. Suspended there, in something like the car of a balloon, only with the more comfortablerelinnee of se h veral stout ropea,•• the view presents itself to great advantage. The effect is exactly similar to that pro dueed by looking from the top of St. Raul's, with this difference -,-that in the Collie= you may com mand a constantly clear atmosphere, 'and are spared the Lbour of mounting the never-ending stairs which the enter prising cocknies, who condemn themselves to ascend the heights of the metropolitan church, are obliged to tread:— The drawing is executed with a degree of precision far beyond anything that has vet been reached by panoramas, excellent as they are. By a contrivance invented by Mr. Hornor, the most exact geometrical results have been ob tained througho u t the picture • and to such an extent h as this accuracy been earriecl, th ! at - the most minute objects to which the range of the view extends, may be discerned by the naked eye, and satisfactorily identified by means of glasses. The painting, regarded merely as a work of art, is also of a very high character. The effects of light and air are preserved so admirably, as to keep up the illusive idea of distance in a manner which is perfectly astonish ing. Even at this moment, unfinished as the picture is, the spectator finds it difficult, after he has looked at it for a short time, to believe that his eyes are fixed on a plain surface. • • As the object of the exhibition, when completed, - will be, to give, in the first place, an exact notion of the .scene which this immense city and the surrounding coun try present when viewed from the highest gallery of St.' Paul's, the Panorama can, of course, only be well seen from a central position near the vaulted ceiling. The pro jector has invented a contrivance for this purpose, and will not only effectually accomplish this object, but will be new and pleasing in an extraordinary degree. The visitors enter a chamber on the floor, or tern. plain of the building, which will be fitted up so as to 'resemble in shape and character, the dome of St. P au l' s . •I t will be furnished w i t h various objects sufficiently amusing, to ex cite the curiosity of the company for a few moments. In the meantime, by a strong mechani ca l p ow e r , ' an d b y a movement wholly imperceptible, the spectator will be raised to a proper elevation for viewing the painting.— The novelty and surprise which this must produce in the minds of persons who a few moments before were sitting in a carriage, or sauntering in the park, can hardly be imagined, and cannot fail to add to the attraction and interest which the panorama is, of itself, well calculated to excite The YELLOW SERPENT of MARTINI U E. The yellow serpent of Martinique has for long period been the object of so much dread, that that alone perhaps , ,has retarded the population of the island fort century. In spite of the assiduity with which it is pursued, and the cumbers that are killed, it still occas io ns annua l ly the death of a considerable number of individuals, especially among the negroes. Its length is sometimes greater than seven feet. It is called the yellow serpent because' frequently found of that colour, but there are some which are blackish, and others spotted with black. Its venomous dentieles are about fifteen lines long. Along the belly it has from 220 to 240 scales, but uniformly 62 on the under side of the tail. i Inn other respects it has all the characteristics of the other:species of its kind. Its celerity of motion, ex eept in tile' time of dige s ti on , i s a l arm i ng. Its fierce teaehesit to dart out upon passengers, and com monly it bas'alteady assumed a hostile position ere it is , perceived; rolled up spirally, its head being the top of the sort of wine which it forms, it takes but a moment to reach its victim. M. 'Moreau de jonnes asserts that it is able to erect itself upon its tail, and then exceeds a man in length. Its ear is very acute, and it is roused by a slight noise, Its eyes, projecting and lively, by means of enlarging or contracting the pupil, can be made to look or not like those of hats. It. keeps in dark places, and chooses sunset or lowering cloudy days, as the seasons for taking its prey; it Oyes to a great age. When the head of one is struck off, the body continues to be spontaneously agitated for eight hours, and lOnger, if any external force is applied. It has been believed that a person may become aware of its being near by the tainted smell which it exhales, but nothing is more dangerous than trusting to this indication —they do not all emit this odour, and those which do, not at all limes. The productiveness of this dangerous animal is extraordinary ; from 30 to 60 young ones at a , litter. At birth, they are froth Bto 12 inches in length, and already possess all their faculties. Frequently 60 or 80 of them are discovered in gathering the crop of One field of thigar-caiies, and these the offspring of only one or two mothers. The immense breadths of cane afford them theirprinciyal retreats, and thus it is th at t h e a d vance o f eultivatinn is favourable- to these noxious creatures, and increases instead of diminishing their numbers. Their means of subsistence, no less than their places of shelter, have been Multiplied, as the prodigious quantity of rats which come along with the Europeans now fill the' whole island. They prey upon birds, other reptiles, and all small four•fooied animals. M. \VALLER CLIFTON. rd " .DIA HOUSE, JULY 5, 1826. TH E CO IP:a of DIRECTORS ofthe UNITED co,._AIPINy: of SIERCHANTS of ENGLAND Trad ing to the ;''Sr INDIES do hereby give Notice,. That the r , jourt will he ready to receive Proposals, in writing, on or befor'v Wednesday, 2d August next, for the hire for a fur ther mu:V.ller of voyages of such SHIPS of the hurthenof about 950 t cy is, Builders' measurement, as have performed their con d number of SIX VOYAGES in the Company's regular The Tenders, with the words " Ship Tender" on the cover, "to h e severally sealed up, and left with the Secretary, at this * House, at or before Twelve o'Clock at. noon, on the said 2d of August, beyond which hour no Tender Will be received. BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL MALL. H IS MAJESTY, with that liberality and conde scending kindness with which hi has always favoured the objet of the BRITISH INSTITUTION, . having placed the: disposal of the Directors, for the purpose of immediate Exhibi tion, his PRIVATE COLLECTION of . PICTURES, from CARLTON HOUSE PALACE, the Gallery is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening. • AdMiasion, .IL—Catalogue, ls. WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper. • IMPORTANT TO FAMILIES. THE BEST COMMENT on the Virtues and Renovating Efficacy of D r . SOLOMON'S CELE BRATE') CORDIAL BAIN OF C4II,EAD is the tainty that Ladies of Fashion and Respectability-find it the most Efficacious Medical Restorative to be met with in various Weaknesses peculiar to their Sex, gently throwing a genial warmth upon the debilitated and relaxed frame, recruiting the decityal spirits, dissipating headache, dulness, and • languor. and creating a pleasing vivacity. The great extent to which it is used by the Sickly, the Nervoutyand the Debilitated, prove, its unrivalled merit; to thousands of whom it is daily affording relief which no other Medicine has supplied. - - To those whom early indulgence of the Passions-Dissipa tion, or too great. Reliance on Constitutional Strength, have been injurious ; to the,Sufferer from Lowness of Spirits; Heavi ness of Mind, Deranged Stomach, ,Linguor t and ' Incapacity for Exertion; to. those in whom the piestive and Ne r v ous Systems have been deran g ed, an d consequently labouring under irregular and. • painful action ; and. M those •persons who-have: ruined their Constitutions, and brought on a, perfect Tabs Dolsalis; by an - immoderate indulgence of their' t.ssions; (win their way to the consummation of that deplorable - Malady are affected pith Weaknesses and the Obstruction of certain Eva-. euatiOnte, this 'remedy i s recommended finny ample experience as the~ best restorative. • . I A very important observation may be made in favour of this celebrated Medicine, that unless its operation was gentle, safe, and efficacious ; it could not have 'obtained the unex a mpl e d demand' it has acquired; for, as it has rarely the gfeat advan tage of tj persuasive advocate at the ear of the Patient, so no thing bUt.his conviction of ,its virtues; by its salutary effects, can indtice perseverance ; and yet reasonable perseverance is certainly niost requisite to enable even the happiest combina tions of Chemicals and Galenicabt to root out chronic diseases M and restore the v a l e t u di nar i a n to health. uch more might be said in just report of it ; for great experience has spawn that none need despair,. however d angerous t h e i r s i tuation may be, when - so noble, safe, and efficattions a remedy is offered for their. relief. CAUTION. --As many Imitations of this excellent Remedy are on Sale, the Public will be sure to ask for it as " Dr. Solo, Mon's," tntl Look at the Stamp affixed to each Bottle, which has " Solomon, Liverpool," engraver] upon it: none other is genuine. • ' , Secretary. • . The P ar ti cu l ars o f the Terms jOSEPH and Conditions ; under which the Ships will be engaged for the Company's service, may be bad on application at the Office of the Clerk to the Committee of Ship_ ping, on or after gonday next, the 10th July. EAST' INDIA HOUSE, Jura- 5, 1826. T HE C 0 URT ofpl RECTO R S of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND Trad ing to the EAST INDJ_ES do hereby give Notice, That the Court will, be ready to receive Proposals, in writing, on or before Wednesday, the 24 of Aug ust next, for th e hi re f or a farther numb er , of Voyages, of such SHIPS, of the hurthen of 1200 tons ay.(' upwards, Builders' measurement, as have per formed their contracted number of SIX VOYAGES in the Com pany's reguNriberVice. The Tv.alers, with the words " Ship Tender" on the cover, to be sev erally sealed up, and left with the Secretary, at this ' House., at or before Twelve o'Clock et Noon on the said 2cl of Angruit, beyond which hour no Tender will be received. JOSEPII DART, Secretary. The Particulars of the Terms and Conditions under which the Ships will be engaged for the Company's service, may be had upon application at the ()film of the Clerk to the Committee of Shipping, on or after Monday next, the 10th July. EAST INDIA HOUSE, ULY 1 9 , 1826. TIM COURT ofDIREC TORS ofthe UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND Trad ing tin the EAST INDIES do hereby give Notice, r r. hat at the General Court of the said Company appointed to be held at this House on Wednesday, the 26th instant, the fol lowing Resolution of the COURT of DIRECTORS: of the sth instant, will be reported to the General Court, agreeably to the Act of the 58th Ceo. 3. cap. 83. viz. :-- That it is the opinion of this Court, that the Commander and Oivrt , rs of the Ship Royal George, are fully acquitted from all ;;oputation of neglect, or misconduct, in respect to the loss of that Ship." JOSEPH DART, Secretary. Patients requiring advice May obtain it by application to Gilead-House, accompanied with a remittance of a I!. Note. To be had at Gilead-House, near Liverpool ; of Mr. John ston, 68, Cornhill; Mr. Sanger (late Bacon & Co.), 130, Ox ford-street; M r . W ard, Holborn; Mr. Henry 83, Whitechapel, London; and, by all the principal Venders ot Patent Medicines throughout Abe United Kingdom, price lls. per Bottle, or four in one Family Bottle for 33g. ----- EAST INDIA HOUSE, JULY 19, 1826. THE COURT of DIRE CTOR S of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND Trad ing, to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, That a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the said COlf- P.ANY will be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on Wed nesday next, the 26th instant, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, at the desire of Nine Proprietors, agreeably to the following let ter, received on the 10th instant, viz.:-..- "To Joseph Dart, Esq. Secretary to the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East India Company. " Sir,--.We, the undersigned Proprietors of India Stoalc, re quest that you will lay before the Honourable the Court of Di rectors of the East India Cotapauy this requisition to call a Ge rterel Meeting of the Honourable the . Court of Proprietors, that t '„e following .hfutioas may be submitted to their immediate con meration. " Ist. That adverting to the Act of Parliament recently passed,' Which contains the following clauses ;--' That at any time within thre e Years from the passing of this Act, it shall and may be la Wful fur the Court of Directors of the said United Company, to inue„tninate and appoi n t, an d to s e n d t o th e Presidencies of F ort Writer, rsi Fort St. 9eorge, or Bombay, in the • capacity ?fa n'riter, any peon who sh a ll p his character such testimonials of tha racter and ce nduet, a n d pass suc h an exa mination as, by Rules and Regulations to be framed and established, shall be re quired. That the said Court of Directors shall, and they are hereby required, w i t h all convenient speed, to frame and tsta hlirh Holes an d Regulations reapt.cting the due and neces- Nary qualificatio ns of Writers, and that it shall and may be law ful to alter antt vary such RUIRI and Regulations front time to time, as circumstances may appear to require ;' this Court, there fore, requests the Court of Directors now to submit their intended Rules and Regulations, that the sam e may be deliberately die cussed by the General Court of Proprietors; also, in order to obviate every attempt to establish any unfair inonopoly in Oriental Education, while the College Suspension Aet is in force, like the one lately made by a regulation of the Court of Directors, which, though published in their Court Calendar, or Red Book, has *ince, on mature reflection, been rescinded. • " 2d. That considering the manifold advantages of the f ee li ngs and interests of the var i ous public Departments and official communities at the different Presidencies in British India with eitelt other in every branch of th e serv i ce, this Ceurt re abh commends` that. the Executive Governments there be i ns t ructe d to untediately the odious practice of the Civil ser vants Sicca Rupee,,, and the Arm in pay i ng curreney, called .Surat. .Rupee*, y . a lens valu able to prevent all discontent , from the conti nuance ot. tlll preasonable distinctim arnon the Kings or Corn pany'iCiVi "Military and Naval Ptineti es in future by the whole rereivit4 th eir respective all owanies n :_ , F i l ii the same sPecies, or equitable rates of the total eovainte4whhoenroure 1 1: e ar n s l i e r nts are made. . cc W. MASON " Your m ost o b edient servants, "J. BORTIIW ICK GILCHRIST " WM. THO RNTON " JAMES'MOUAT "JOI1.1`!IWILI(8, " " It. SLADB . "LEICESTE R STANHOPE J. ADDINELL •,• j. "JA,MES PA.TERSON. ccL on d op ,: i j lme 80, 16 26. " ' JOSEPH DART, Secretary-. THE'LAST OF l'II:E LOTTERY,,;., NOTICE. o' THE PUBLIC. --41, Act of Parliament, -11- 4 Geo. IV. crap. 60, Ihnits the duration of Lotteries in Great Britain and Ireland to the one drawing, announced to take place , 18th July. The eert aintY of this being the very la s t opportunity of adventuring itt the Wheel of Fortune has created a demand far beyond the sale,of any recent Lottery • and there is no doubt that, but for the extraordinary pressure Of the times, and the intervention of the Cre.neral Electi ons , w hi ch eu ,.. tirely absorbed the public attention for a considerable period, every Ticket and Share would have been sold long since. A Re presentation of these facts to his Majesty's Government induced the Lords COMMisiinners 'of the Treasury to grant further time for the sale of such Tickets as remain unsold, which will enabl e „ an persons - to potato: themselves of Farewell Chances fur y the SIX PRIZEris-OB THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS w ho Intiii Y o therwise , h a ° suffered. th e Lott er y to close for , w ever without th e lict er of partaking of its last favours: By their ordships' Warrant, in the Gazette, the final Drawing is to take place on Wanatzetwir,' the Eighteenth day af OCTOBEA next, instead of, al hero ttivukoluteed, . the lath of July. DREADFUL EFFECTS OF ANGER. Amongst the many dreadful occurrences which fell Un der. our notice, we have to add the following lamentable ease of manslaughter. What renders it the more distress ing to:the feelings is, that the crime has been perpetrated by a father upon the person of his son, an infant of be tween six and seven years of age, and the dreadful catas trophe arose from giving away to an unbounded fit of pas sion, excited by a cause the most trivial. The unhappy man, Who now stands charged, upon the Coroner's war rant, for the offence a Mr. Renton, a p erso n' a b out fif ty years of a ge , and - holtling.i respectable situation in society, that of steward to Thos. Boner, Esq. of Elmstead Lodge, about two.miles below Bromley, Kent. From the few facts that have come - to our knowledge, it appears that the child was in the habit of going daily to school to Bromley, but on account of the distance, the child returned home only once a day, at theclose of the school, in the evening. About ten days since, the boy, upon leaving school, loiter ed on his way, which occasioned him to arrive home considerably after the usual time. Upon going in doors, his father questioned him as to the cause which had kept him so long, and not being able to give a satisfactory answer, the unguarded parent ordered the child into a room. On entering the room, the door, was fastened by the father, when it appeared he took u p t h e ra il of a chair, which was lying upon the floor, and began to chastise the poor child in a most unmerciful manner; the cries of the child only served to exasperate the frenzied fit which. had taken possession Of-the-father. The child, endeaVouring to avoid the bloWs, stooped, when, horrible to relate, the Stick alighted with the u t most v i olence upon. the back head; mid in an i nstant b e fell 'sense rot o o n f t t h li e e child's gronnd, the blood gushing in torrents from the wound. The unhappy man, upon 'seeing the fatal eff ec t s -which hi s p as sion had oc cas i oned, instantly gave-the alar m . The t intelligence lsysas quickly carr i e d to the house of his master, tiger was d espa t c h ed for surgical aid. ei. aiid a rne In the course of a quarter of an -hour, - a surgeon arrived, who attempted to bleed the child, but medical aid was of no avail, the vital spark having fled. Upon the surgeon examining the wound, lie found t h e scull fractured, which had produced a 'concussion of the brain,' and which wag the immediate cause of hi s ( t ent h . The medical gentleman, upon finding his skill of no use, inquired how. the. accident had occurred ? when ft female who was present, stated, that the parent of the child had been chastising him with a stirrup, the buckle of which had entered the head. At this instant, the unfortunate mother milled into the room, exclaiming that her child had b een murdered, and that it had b een d one b y the rail of the c h a i r, and not the stirrup. A further examination then took place when a violent blow was discovered near the abdomen, from the discolouration, WaNeridently produced by a kbut which the same Thad e vented to aceount f that the child been for b saying, bathed with strong yin vinegar, U P" day foll hdr adful catastmphe, the owing t e e Coroner held f the ex , ,inqueit on the body when, a ttT animation of two witnesses t " Manslaughter!' wasyeturned; and the f' av" le committed to an. was n o . rtunate m , Maidstone gaol, -to bi ke his trial at the Assizes for the offence. The dreadful occurrence has plunged the family of Mr' Bonar into a state of the greatest diess sin from the deed'being perpetrated upon the estate t; which they had removed, from Chislehurst, upon the dreadful and diaboli cal aft committed there some • Italian years since, by an feetinzul of the family, upon his The p r i soner , b es id es the vice p Vents. • lon im p f daught er s o m ewhat younger th an the o ' f his deceased' c asshild has a . The gardens by which the building is to be surrounded will be scarcely inferior in ingenuity and novelty to that part. of the exhibition which has jitt been described. The enclosure in which the building stands is rather a liniitzd space, and appeared, when it was begun, little more than large enough to isolate the edifice from the roads and streets by which it Is surrounded. Mr. Horror has, however, so contrived to vary the surface, by excavat ing it in some parts and heaping up banks in others, as to increase the actual extent to an astonishing degree. Trees of the height of twenty feet are growing in perfect vigour and luxuriance upon banks which, at Christmas last, con sisted of bare and loose earth. A close, and even green sward, covers the space on either side of the building, and shrubs of great variety and beauty, some of which :..re indi genous and others rare exotics, are planted thickly about. The disposition of th e groun d s i s now only in progress, but their leading features will be presented in the-follow ing order :—The spectator is conducted, by means of a covered way, from ,the place at which he ascended to a scene in the open air, which forms a striking contrast to, the multitudinous expanse he has just been contemplating. ' He finds himself in a valley, surrounded by rocks and planted with .Mpine trees and shrubs, diSposed in a wild and pie turescf.,, manner. A cascade pours from the highest crag, and then streams 'through the lower masses of rock. A. Swiss cottage i§ placed here to keep up the idea which the other parts of the scene excite. The outlet from this glen is by - means of a subterranean passage, which opens upon an extensive and beautiful conservatory, filled with choice plants, so disposed as to blend with the higher trees on the banks, and effectually to intercept the view of the building, large and lofty as it is. The notion of space and extent which a conservatory is calculated to create is increased by a grotto at the end, and by a peen liar distribution of light. A gentle ascent leads back main to the entrance of the building, and terminates this picturesque frame-work to the most stupendous picture of a metropolis that has ever yet been exhibited. A grore of lofty trees, the roots of which, by a contrivance which almost revives the hanging gardens of Babylon, are little lower than the top of the outer wall, effectually shut out every object that does not belong to this enchanted spot. gueh is the Coliseum as it is, and as it is intended to be when finished. What has already been done is the best earnest for the compl e ti on o f th e design, and it promises to unite, with a r ea lly i m p ortant nation object, some of the Most delightful productions of art, and an exhibition of a perfectly novel character. It has been supposed that this undertaking was the work of several artists, and that it has been supported by a sort of joint stock company. We are glad to he able to state that both these notions are incorrect. The whole of the plan and execution, the drawing, the building, and the gar dens, have b een p er f orme d by M r . nornor' and he N vill be entitled, as well t o th e emolument s which may be expect ed from this curious exhibition, as to the reputation which it must confer on him. 'LAUGHABLE OCCURRENCE.----The following lu dicrous interruption to public worship took place on Sunday sen night at the Independent Chapel, As hton-ander-Lyne.—ln the midst of the reverend gentleman's discourse, a boy, about thirteen or fourteen years of age, entered the chapel, and 'advancing a short distance down the aisle, exclaimed, in the voice of Steiner, " Sally Cowper here ?"--The effect this had upon the audience may be more easily imagined than described ; and it was so me t i me before the majority of the congregation could relax their risible muscles into any thing like an appearance of - attention to their much -respected preacher. EXTRAORDINARY LVSUS NATUR)E.--A most beautiful racing mare, c all e d " Jenny," has been exhibited here during the week, p osse ,, s u r seven perfect , legs.. This remarkable animal is mentioned in the Eating Calender 182e-23; as a very superior- runner ; sad it 17IS not until three years old that the transformati on. o f /A t m! c ommenced. Her extra far hind leg, which is handsome and perfect, then began to appear: next her near hind leg; and next her far fore leg ; and at this time there is one making it appearance down her near fore leg. :She is shod on six fret, and the main bones of her extra legs are set on from the hips and shoulders, and have beautiful muscular shape. This extraor dingry mare is the property of Mr. Checketta, of Belgrave-hall, Leicesterthire. The method of torturing; and the degree of torture now or lately, employed in the Spanish Inquisition, will be suf ficently understood, from the history Of , Isaac Orohio, which LiMbarch took down from his own mouth. This man, who was is Jew and a doctor of physic, had been deleted to the Inquisition as an Israelite, (a crim e o f th e greatest m agn i tu d e i n their eyes), by a Moorish servant of his own, whom he had flogged for thieving; and.feur years 'after this he was again , accused by a secret enemy of another fact which would have clearly established his descent. On this second charge he was committed to the secret prilonsof the Holy Office, where he remained three years ; and after undergoing several examinations, in the course of - which the crimes charged against him were dis closed with a view to his confession, he was at length, in consequence of his obstinate denial of them,. carried from his cell to the chamber of torture. This was a large apart ment 'under ground, vaulted, hung round with black cloth, and dimlylighted by candl es pl ace d i n candlesticksfastened, to the wa. Atone end,there was an inclosedplace,like a closet whet* the inquisitor in attendance and the notary sat at a table ; so that the place seemed to poor Orobio ,the very mansion of death, every thing being being calculated to inspire terror. Here the. Inquisitor again admonished him to confess the truth before being put to the tor ture; and when. he answered that he had already told the truth, the Inquisitor formally protested, that, since he was !so obstinate as to expose himself to the ques .tion, the Holy Office would be innocent of whatever might happen, and that, in case of leison, rupture of members, or death, the fault would rest wholly with himself. The protest being extended, in order to form part of the proces-verbal, they pus a linen garment over his body, drawing it so very close on each side, as almost to squeeze him to death; and when he was on the very verge of expiring, they suddenly slackened the sidefi of the garment, by which, as respiratiodreturned, and the blood began again to circulate, he suffered the most excruciating pain. At this stage he was again ad monished to confess the truth, in order to avoid further torments; but, persisting in his denial, they tied his thumbs so tight with small cords, that the bl oo d s pi rte d out from under the nails. Thi s done, he was placed with his , back against a wall, and fixed upon a little bench.— Into the wall were fastened little iron pullies, in which ropes were inserted, and tied round several parts of MS. body, particularly his arms and legs; then the execu tioner drawing the ropes with .his whole force, pinned Orobio :to the wall, so that his hands and feet, especially his fingers and toes, being cut by the ligatures, put him to , the moat exquisite pain, and seemed to him as if they, had been dissoliing i n flames. In th e m id st o f t h ese, tortures; the executioner suddenly jerked the bench from under him, so that the miserable wretch hung suspended by the cords, the weight of his body drawing the knots still tighter, and thus increasing his agony. He endured this forsome time, after which he was taken down, and subjected to a new kind of torture. An instrument like a small ladder, made of two upright pieces of wood anti five cross ones sharpened before, being placed over him, the executioner struck it in a peculiar manner and with such violence against both his shins, that he received it. the same instant five blows on each, in consequence of which he fainted away. After he recovered, the last torture was inflicted upon him. The torturer having ,tied ropes round ()robio's wrists, put them round his own back, which was covered with leather, then fulling backwaids, and putting his feet up against. the. wall, -he drew them with all his might, till they cut through the unhappy man's flesh, even to the very bones. This torture was repeated thrice, the ropes being suc cessively tied round Ins arms about an inch or thereby above the former wound, and drawn with the same vie lence. But it happened, that as the ropes were drawing the second time, they slid into the first wound, which causeo so great an effusion of blood, that he seemed to be dying.--Upon this, the : surgeon in attendance was sent for from an adjoining apartment, asked whether the pa tient had strength enough to undergo the remainder of the tortures—a question which is always put when death is ap prehended; because the Inquisitors are considered guilty of an irregularity if their victim should expire in the midst of his torments. The surgeon, who was far from being 'an enemy to Orobio, answered in the affirma tive, and thereby preserved him from having the tor tures he had already endured repeated on him; for his sentence was, that he should suffer them all at one time : and if the opinion of the surgeon had induced the Inquisitor to desist, through fear of occasioning death, all the tortures, even those already endured, must have been succssively inflicted to satisfy the sentence. Wherefore, the torture was, repeated the third time, and then it ended, after which Orobio was bound up in his own clothes and carried back to prison, and was scarce healed of his wounds in seventy days. And inasmuch as he emitted no confes sion under his torture, he was condemned, not as one con victed, but suspected of Judaism, to.wear the San Benito, or habit of infamy, for two whole years, and thereafter to perpetual banishment from the kingdom of Seville. Saturday the depot of the 74th Foot marched into the Castle from Stirling, where they have been quartered for some time.--Edin burgh Courant.' The largest annual receipt ever taken at Covent- Garden, or an doubt, at any other .Theatre, was in the season of 1810.11, when 100,000/. was received at the doors. It is a cu rious fact, and somewhat indicative of the anomalous nature of the public taste, that the wholv of the additional sum over the usual annual receipts, was entirely produced by the introduction of cavalry on the stage,.—an exhibition now so much and so via. lently censured. The first forty-one nights of Blue Beard, revived with horses, produeed upwards of 21,000/.—Rey nolds's Life. ELEPHANT Kit N o. 7 —The following accOunt . o: the death of an elephant, from the New orlr Gazeth of the 6th ult. proves that these is a quicker way of destroying an animal of this description, than was em. ployed here lately This brutal outrage, we learn from the Providence Micro -11271' CO3 was COIIIMI "tted about midnight, as the elepha n t was mov i ng With its keeper and attendants from the village of Chepatchet, to.. In ne u ttr . sl'e 'tl t te , b o r r idg ri e -fl , e o s n ha e ofyinvAtibr Bdischargeded with til l 1f:8 :m evert, e fi : K i t et two other e r with two bullets, which killed the noble beast almost instantly, and imminently endangered the keeper's life. The perpetrators of the shameful deed left the mill, a n d mired with the citizens who were in the road, large numbers night, and a knowledge of the keeper's intention to remove the anima l. So surprised were they at a catastroph e so mumpected contemplating the bloody spectacle before them, that they made n ed d exertiowi of the people of that village, prompted ,tana,lh _ oned:ti'Dirniilsoneetlgw:dedasbeivesilletieaarntnlepgdleffirirfuenah g :weisidaldfrtod'ii'scitatt4l:otivy's}lgenler y :hirv:l: h hr t lealaselhu b lied ee (e: : li t lymsoth i Pt u herri t a td ebria e lwper , lilarPb a ls :d ujPewtu s ra i ser x :Pell p ttinr. : l- rs eityi° o gßi n h; s lit f La Y ve been examined, and the evidence of their having been eon. (*tiled in the affair being strong, have been ordered to recognize i n th e stun of 500 dollars each, with sureties in the same amount, to await their trial betbre the competent tribunal. The names of t h e persons apprehended are—Penner Eddy, John Inman, Albert Eddy, Francis 'West, Angell Darling, Benjamin Bowen, who are persons unable to make restitution ; and for whose conduct no mot i ve is assigned, other than that of a disposition for mischief The elephant was valued at 12,000 dollars." What is, perhaps, the most extraordinary thing in the history of this serpent is, that all the Antilles are free from i 4 with the exception of three—Martinique, St. LuCis, and Beconia : the others have no venomous serpent w.ltatsoever. The Caribbees pretend that they were in trodnced from the Continent, along with a hostile settle ment; but it is alsb possible that they may have been brought by the currents, if it were only upon some of the trunks of trees which are so often harried on with them. It is very dangerous at Martinique to pass the trunks of hollow trees in the woods, as this animal frequently reposes there ;or to push the hand into birds' -nests, where they often remain squatted, after having devoured the eggs of the young. Poultry are very attractive fare for them, and they frequently conceal themselves among the teeth of which the roofs of the cottages are formed. They retreat alto, elmiug the day, into the holes of rats or crabs. These reptiles are seldom to be seen in the towns, unless it be the young ones which are , carried thither among bundles of fodder. The inetlicscy of the efforts of men to destroy this plague, has led to the introduction of some English terrier of a particular kind, which have already been very, serviceable. M. Oe Jonnea recommends the introduction of the ser• pent-hlrd of the Cape of Good Hope—that to bird of prey, w hi c h i s of so essential service in South Africa, The experiment was tried, but did not at first succeed.—Adyse des Travaux de l'Academie Royale des Sciences. The beat at St. Petershtagh, ir, the last month, was 90 inthe shade. One of the witnesses in a late trial at Cambridge was a little boy, named James Morley, apparently not more than nine or ten years of age. After the oath had been administered the Chief Justice put a question to him, in order to ascertain whether he was sensible of the nature and importance of an oath, when the following curious answer was given Chief Justice.... "-Little boy, do you know what you have been doing?" Witness Yes, Sir, I've been keeping pigs for Mr. 13anyard." The Court was convulsed with laughter, and the Chief Justice directed the witness to be put aside for the present. C-01.TURE o TuRNIPs.--The following is a sue eessicl. plan employed by Mr. Knight, of Downton, iu the culture of turnips in seasons like the present The manure was taken from the heap, and immediately spread, and the seed was sown in large quantities, about four pounds to an acre, upon the dung without loss of time. The ground was then immediately cols lected into what are called Out.bout ridges of 27 inches wide, that being just half the oranary space between the wheels of a cart or waggon. The seed was thus chiefly eollected into the middle of the ridge, and intermixed with the moist manure. It in conse quence immediately vegetated, and the plants were seen to rise abundantly on the tops of the - ridges, the most favourable situation for their future groWth. I have seen this mode of culture sue. ceed perfectly, when every other has faded. 1 will take the op portuuity of pointing out some purposes to which common fern ma y be applied with advantage in seasons, which, like the present, threaten IL deficiency of tbod for cattle during the succeeding winter. Some years ago, I cut before Midsummer, a large quan tity of fern,' with the intention of using it for litter only ; and I roma that both my cows and horses ate it with avidity, and ap peared to thrive upon it. This plant contains a very large por tion of macilage at this season, and also of saline matter, which render the manure obtained from it extremely valuable." " was sitting (says the Author) ,the sh a d e b e f ore my door, with Sidi Sheikh, the sultan's fighi, when an ill looking wretch, with a fiend-like grin on his connte. mince, came and placed himself directly before me. I asked Sidi Sheikh 'who he was ? he answered, with great omposure, The executioner.' I instantly ordered my servants to turn him out. Be patient,' said Sidi Sheikh, laying his hand upon mine; he visits the first people in Saekatoo, and they never allow him to go away without giving him a few Goons nuts, or money to buy them.' In compliance with this hint, I requested forty cowriee to be given t o th e f e ll ow, with strict orders oever again to cro!ls my threshold. Sidi Sheikh now related to me a prpfl?#.7_ sionat anecdot e o f my uninvited; visitor. B e ing brother of the executioner of Yaeolia, of which place hewatt tive; he-applied to the governor for his, brother.'o.!n.t t t i lLti . ho Ling of superior adroitness in the fitinilY vac : f etc h -They governor cooly remarked, ' We will ":„Y;;t'of his byrooutriwbrr,outlniedesailliangil loin seated a€ t h e ciocer of his house, , without noise or warning he atrl i oZ Tl T: r u d i n t l i : e n d e in a with a swero. at one W"; tte reward of sucif h ea d to the Governor, and a ," l l , l , l p j einted to the vac.ant transeendeilt etronitYs: ho ,; e ' t Wards in want of an expert office. h e s ilk" ; ackatoo, where, a short tiMe hwisman, sent for after Iris ,s 1 :1 ,1 1 1 : 0 7 .( 1 1 to ei t pie u . tiop in conjunction with the rebels of Goober, had atto nyted to plunder the ec l i n t r y, b ut were a ll ma d e ,p r itioneris; this event happe ne d a b out f our years aiw t_cv a ppolon's Travels. VICTUALLING-OFFICE, Juts - 20, 1826. T HE Commissioners . for Victualling His. Majesty's Navy, etc. do hereby give notice, that on TUURSDAY next, the 27th instant, they will be ready to receive Tendert in writing, (sealed up), and treat for Four Hundred Sacks of Kiln-dried FLOUR ; TwelVe Hundred - Sacks of BISCUIT . MEAL ; and Forty Tons of NEW 0401 EAL ; to b e.delivered into His Ma. jesty's Victualling Stort!s. at Deptford, in moieties ; the first by the 6th' of August, and the Second by the 6th of Septeinher next; and the 'Oat.neal to h, imewerable to Samples of not less than three quarts each, to be produced with the Tenders, .• The Conditions of &Contracts may be seen at this Office. Each Tender must specify the price in words at length, and be delivered before one o'clock on the day appointed ; and the Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf,' must attend to answer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON.